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Through Music And Poetry, Valerie June Writes For Dreamers

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Through Music And Poetry, Valerie June Writes For Dreamers

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Today on World Cafe, singer-songwriter and poet Valerie June discusses using her multimedia work as a catalyst for individual and collective change.

Valerie June on World Cafe

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Brothers Osborne's Unusual Path To Country Music Stardom

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Brothers Osborne's Unusual Path To Country Music Stardom

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TJ and John Osborne's music encompasses lots of interesting flavors, including blues, rock and bluegrass.

Brothers Osborne on World Cafe

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Our 2020 Nashville Music Recap

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Our 2020 Nashville Music Recap

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In this episode, World Cafe's Nashville correspondent and NPR pop critic Ann Powers brings you some of the artists from the Music City that you might have missed this year.

Our 2020 Nashville Music Recap

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Nashville Recommendations: Hear 4 New Songs From The Music City

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Nashville Recommendations: Hear 4 New Songs From The Music City

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NPR pop critic Ann Powers highlights new songs from Brit Taylor, Molly Parden, The Brummies and C.A. Jones.

Ann Powers - New Nashville Music on World Cafe

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Margo Price Defies Expectations With 'That's How Rumors Get Started'

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Margo Price Defies Expectations With 'That's How Rumors Get Started'

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Margo Price's new album rocks, which might surprise fans who grew to love the Americana star for her crystalline country voice.

Margo Price On World Cafe

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Ann Powers Recommends 3 New Nashville Albums For Fall 2020

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Ann Powers Recommends 3 New Nashville Albums For Fall 2020

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World Cafe Nashville correspondent Ann Powers shares three recent releases that she's excited about.

Ann Powers' Nashville Recommendations For Fall 2020

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Listen To The War And Treaty Perform 4 Songs From 'Hearts Town'

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Listen To The War And Treaty Perform 4 Songs From 'Hearts Town'

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Married and musical duo Tanya Blount-Trotter and Michael Trotter Jr's second full-length tackles topics of jealousy in relationships gone wrong and one of Michael's lowest moments.

The War & Treaty On World Cafe

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Carolina Story's Music Has The Ability To Stop Time

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Carolina Story's Music Has The Ability To Stop Time

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The husband and wife duo's music shimmers, hangs in the air, leaving you not thinking about anything else. Hear a mini-concert in this session.

Carolina Story On World Cafe

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Amidst The Pandemic, The New Music Out Of Nashville Never Stops

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Amidst The Pandemic, The New Music Out Of Nashville Never Stops

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World Cafe's Nashville correspondent, Ann Powers, talks about the state of Music City and five new releases that she's excited about.

Nashville New Music - August 2020

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A Roundup Of Compelling New Nashville Music To Cure The Quarantine Blues

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A Roundup Of Compelling New Nashville Music To Cure The Quarantine Blues

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While Nashville's standard studio music-making processes remain at a standstill, here's another roundup of compelling new and recent music from Tré Burt, Paul Burch, Marshall Chapman and more.

A Spring Roundup Of Music From New Release Season In Nashville

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A Spring Roundup Of Music From New Release Season In Nashville

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The Nashville music community remains holed up at home, but spring still brings new music from artists like Jessi Alexander, Sarah Siskind and Kandace Springs.